Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Jonathan Namauleg

21 years old · died August 6, 2015 · Saguaro Correctional Center, Pinal County, Arizona

Jonathan Namauleg, 21, of Maui, died on August 6, 2015, at Saguaro Correctional Center, a private prison in Eloy, Arizona, where he was held by the Hawaii Department of Public Safety. He was found unconscious on the floor of his cell. The Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner ruled his death a homicide, saying he was strangled. Hawaii investigators and the Eloy Police Department have been investigating the death.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner ruled his death a homicide by strangulation.

Reported by: Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner); Hawaii Department of Public Safety (the agency that held him).

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